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07-10-2012, 03:20 PM | #1 |
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Towing with an '04 1500 Sub....
So I bought me a nice trailer the other day (6 1/2 x 12). According to specs, it weighs 1,020 lbs. I'd forgot about the tow/haul option seein how I've always towed with my '86 and it doesn't have that option
I realized it's need while driving in town cause it stays in gear a little longer. Only thing is, when I have it on and even tried with it off, if I have the cruise on, it doesn't take much of a minor incline for it to downshift and jump the RPMS to about 2800. It seems to stay with that for a bit. Eventually it'd drop back to just around 2K. Is that natural? Should I not be running cruise control when pulling? Didn't seem to be much of an issue when I kept my foot on the gas, but it made for a long road trip. I also think I need to upgrade my shocks as it squatted a little bit and that's with nothing on the trailer. Thanks for any info...
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07-10-2012, 03:44 PM | #2 |
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Re: Towing with an '04 1500 Sub....
No, you are not supposed to use cruise control while towing. Only time I'd try to do it is on a long stretch of level road. Even then all the manuals say you're not supposed to.
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07-10-2012, 04:17 PM | #3 |
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Re: Towing with an '04 1500 Sub....
The downshifting and high RPM in tow/haul is normal, that's what it is designed to do. It is noticeable around town but I've had several 99-up chevy's and they all feel the same way. As for cruise control, what can it hurt? I don't like it for towing though, because it will downshift too dang far on a hill and run you down into 2nd, RPM's way up. I prefer to leave the cruise off and feather the gas on hills to avoid a downshift. It's way easier on the vehicle that way.
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07-10-2012, 05:06 PM | #4 |
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Re: Towing with an '04 1500 Sub....
Sounds like it was doing it's thing and it didn't like me sticking it in cruise. Just wanted to make sure I wasn't missing something.
Thanks for the info ya'll...
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07-10-2012, 09:11 PM | #5 |
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Re: Towing with an '04 1500 Sub....
Sounds normal, FWIW, I don't use tow/haul unless I have a pretty good load.
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07-11-2012, 05:39 AM | #6 |
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Re: Towing with an '04 1500 Sub....
you know i only used that tow haul a few times with my 2000 pound load. i duno about that option really being needed on the open road with a light load
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